Mănăstirea Voroneț

The monk is hitting a "toaca" (talanton), a percussion instrument which is for the call to prayer. It predates the bell in The Eastern Orthodox church; it is made of wood (sometimes of metal ) and a nun or a monk or other servant of a church strikes rhythmically with a wooden mallet to summon the faithful to liturgy. Voronetz Monastery, Romania. https://flic.kr/p/9EzjgX

Voroneț is a monastery in Romania, located in the town of Gura Humorului, Moldavia. It is one of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina, in Suceava County. Between May and September 1488, Stephen III of Moldavia (known as “Stephen the Great”, in Romanian Ștefan cel Mare) built the Voroneț Monastery to commemorate the victory at Battle of Vaslui. Often known as the “Sistine Chapel of the East”,

https://flic.kr/p/bVNL7r | Murals of the lives of saints at Voronet monastery (Bucovina, Romania) | Voroneț is a monastery in Romania, located in the town of Gura Humorului, Moldavia. It is one of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina, in Suceava County. Between May and September 1488, Stephen III of Moldavia (known as "Stephen the Great", in Romanian Ștefan cel Mare) built the Voroneț Monastery (in Romanian Mănăstirea Voroneț) to commemorate the victory at Battle of V